Messages from Campaign
Republican Party of Texas Applauds Efforts of Bill Keffer Keffer Outpaces Trial Lawyer Backed Opponent in Both Money Raised and Cash on Hand
Austin - The Texas G.O.P. today applauded the strong showing by House District 107 G.O.P. Nominee Bill Keffer based on the totals reported on Texas Ethics Commission reports due on July 15, 2008. Official reports released last week showed Keffer outpaced his opponent by both raising more money and having more cash on hand.Read more »
The New Gross Margins Tax is…Well, Just Gross
Does it make any sense for a business to have to pay a tax on revenue, even when it loses money? Does it make any sense for our state government to run massive surpluses and keep those tax dollars? These are two seemingly straightforward questions that should prompt common-sense answers, and yet current policy in Texas should offend all taxpayers.Read more »
Keffer Speaks Out Against Strip Clubs
Mr. Chairman and Committee Members,Thank you very much for holding this hearing in Dallas on a topic that is never particularly pleasant to discuss and yet is a constant reality for families in many parts of our city.
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Speech: Taxpayer Protection Comes First
Well, the remarks I have to make tonight are awkward but necessary. Awkward because the position I take on this bill is in direct conflict with my Governor, and my Speaker, and my brother. But necessary because the position I take on this bill happens to be in concert with the people I represent in District 107, and happens to be consistent with what I’ve believed for the last 20 to 25 years—positions on which I campaigned, and positions for which I was elected.Read more »
Lake Highlands People
Bill Keffer is running for state representative for House District 107. The family man and current President of the Highland Hills Homeowners Association previously represented the White Rock Lake area in Austin from 2003-06. Bill and his wife, Liz, have lived in the heart of Lake Highlands since 1992, and the couple has spent the past fifteen years raising their three children and serving the White Rock Lake area through their involvement in various neighborhood organizations.Read more »
Bill Keffer Officially Files by Petition for House District 107
Today, Bill Keffer filed more than 600 signatures from House District 107 voters who support him as the Republican nominee for the 2008 election. His campaign to recapture the 107th has been enthusiastically received by grassroots Republicans and community activists throughout the district. Keffer also announced a fundraising event slated for early February with former Texas Congressman and House Majority Leader Dick Armey.Read more »
Op-Ed on Immigration
Rarely does there come along an issue that so vividly demonstrates the communication canyon between the government and the governed. The defining issue of our time has become “illegal immigration” (with the emphasis wholly on “illegal”). It is the clarion call for our country on countless levels because of the consequences it holds for our future, if left unaddressed.Read more »
Other People’s Money
Despite the inspiring words of Ronald Reagan that “government is the problem, not the solution” and the words of (feigned) concession by Bill Clinton that “the era of big government is over,” government is still trying to be everyone’s solution and is bigger than ever.Read more »